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by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Frelinghuysen and Hope in Warren County, New Jersey. Shows roads running through Hope. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 69 7th", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Shows roads running through Bethlehem. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 69 10th", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the township of Vernon in Sussex County, New Jersey. Shows roads running through Maple Grange and Vernon. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 69 3rd", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Lafayette and Hardyston in Sussex County, New Jersey. Shows roads running through Hamburg and North Church. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 69 4th", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Lafayette and Hampton in Sussex County, New Jersey. Shows roads running through Newton. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 69 5th", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the township of Frelinghuysen in Warren County, New Jersey. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In ink on verso: "No. 69 6th. Sheet SD SD SD SD SD SD", In pencil on recto: "No 69 6th", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Hope, Oxford and Harmony in Warren County, New Jersey. Shows roads running through Swayze Mills and Oxford Church. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Coordinates describe only that area of map showing the road, not the Delaware River and its watergap to north., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979. (Thrice.), Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Re-lined; backing shows recto upper and lower right., In pencil on recto: "No 69 8th", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Harmony and Lopatcong in Warren County, New Jersey, and of Easton and Bethlehem in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Shows roads running through Phillipsburg, N.J., Easton and Farmersville, Pennsylvania. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 69 9th", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the township of Warwick in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through Warwick and New Milford. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine's hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., Stained, foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 69 2nd", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers most of Westchester County, New York and western Fairfield County, Connecticut; also covers northern New York City. Shows roads, buildings and owners' names, also landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: none., Stained, soiled, foxed, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 60", In ink on recto: geometrical sketches, "No. 60", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Esperance, Cobleskill, Schoharie, Wright and Middleburg in Schoharie County and the township of Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. Shows roads east of Schoharie Creek running through Duanesburg, Schoharie Junction, Wright, Vrooman, Shutter Corners, Gallupville, Schoharie, Davis Crossing and Middleburg; also shows roads along Cobleskill Creek running through East Cobleskill, Cobleskill and Lawyersville (here called Turlough). Shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures and shading., Drawing attributed to Gray based on comparison to another map in this series titled "Draught of part of Schohara Part of the West Branch of Delaware & Part of Susquehanna Rivers...." That map includes the text, "N.B. Schohara is taken from Actual Survey the others only from Sight & Information." The sheet in hand appears to be the "Actual Survey.", The erroneous title proper is from map recto; it is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. The index title, statement of responsbility, date, series title and series number by Erskine are found on a separate index sheet filed at head of series. Descriptive term added to series number by cataloger., Pen-and-ink, pencil on 2 pieces of laid paper pasted together. text., Two watermarks: "J DUBOIS" accompanied by medallion. Two countermarks: "A L". Original sheet size probably 50 x 38 cm., Foxed, soiled, creased, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 52 2nd" In ink on verso: "No.-52.-4th." Also "No 52 2d.", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties in New York. Show roads running through Afton (Ononaghquaga Town), Bainbridge, Sidney, Unadilla, Wells Bridge, Oneonta and Colliersville on the Susquehanna River; Sidney Center on Ouleout Creek; Walton, Delhi, Bloomville and Stamford on the West Branch of the Delaware River; and North Blenham, Breakabeen and Fultonham on Scoharie Creek. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landfarms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Drawing attributed to Gray based on comparison to another map in this series titled "Draught of Part of Schohara Part of the West Branch of Delaware & Part of Susquehanna Rivers...." That map includes the text, "N.B. Schohara is taken from Actual Survey the others only from Sight & Information." The sheet in hand appears to be the drawing made "only from Sight & Information.", The erroneous title proper is from map recto; it is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. The index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series number by Erskine are found on a separate index sheet filed at head of series. Descriptive term added to series number by cataloger., Oriented with north to upper left of sheet., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: S & K, Stained, foxed, creased, torn, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar., Imperfect: lacking 7 x 7 cm. at left margin, 6 x 8 cm. at right margin., In ink on verso: "No 52 [3]d." In pencil on recto: "No 52 3d", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants ; by Capt. Gray., Military topographic map. Covers the counties of Albany, Schenectady and Scoharie, New York. Shows roads running through Albany, Westmere, Guilderland, Hartmans Corners, Guilderland Center, Altamont, Knox, Gallupville, Shutter Corners and, just north of Schoharie, Vrooman Corners; also Quaker Street, Duanesburg, Princeton or Kelley Station, Rotterdam, Schnectady, Hawthorne Hill, Niskayuna, Freligh, Crescent Station to near Crescent, Cohoes and Watervliet. Map also shows buildings and owners' names, streams., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. He incorrectly calls this the third sheet of No. 52 though it is the fourth, the so-called "contraction.", Index title, both statements of responsbility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on 3 pieces of laid paper pasted together. 1 additional piece of wove paper was pasted on later; it does not carry any text., Three watermarks: "J DUBOIS" accompanied by medallion. One countermark: "A L". Original sheet size probably 38 x 50 cm., Foxed, soiled, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto and in ink on verso is written, incorrectly, "No. 52 3d" However, the handwriting is in neither case Erskine's., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers New Kent City and King William County in Virginia. Shows roads running through Barnhamsville, Sweet Hall and Rosegarden. Also shows buildings, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering also contemporaneous, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Date inferred by cataloger., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "J WHATMAN" with crest (no pendant initials), Foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 125 A", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Poughkeepsie, Wappinger and Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York. Shows roads running through Channingville, Wappinger Falls and Fishkill Village. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow; similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 535 and (less closely) 105., Foxed, stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, cropped and bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 93 U", In ink on verso: "U U U" and "Finis", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Kinderhook and Ghent in Columbia County, New York. Shows roads running through Kinderhook and West Ghent. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow; similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Soild, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 N", In ink on verso: "N N N", Also on verso: fully developed hatchures of unidentified mountains and the profile portrait of a youthful man, both in Erskine's hand. It is possible that the portrait is of Erskine himself; no other portrait is known., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the township of Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, New York. Shows roads running through Poughkeepsie. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "CC" beneath crown. The second "C" is reversed and interwoven with the first., Foxed, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, cropped and bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 93 T", In ink on verso: "T T T", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Schodack in Rensselaer County and of Kinderhook in Columbia County, New York. Also shows buildings and owners names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "CC" beneath crown. The second "C" is reversed and interlocked with the first., Creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 93 M", In ink on verso: "M M M" Note unusual but inconsistent letter formation., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Ghent, Claverack and Greenport in Columbia County, New York. Shows roads running through Claverack. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow; similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Stained, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 O", In ink on verso: "O Oo Oo", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants ; [P]r Simeon DeWitt., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Hyde Park in Dutchess County, New York. Shows roads running through Rhinebeck and Staatsburg. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility for Erskine, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Statement of responsibility for DeWitt written in an unidentified hand on verso of map., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow; similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 R", In ink on verso: "R R R", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Clermont in Columbia County and Red Hook in Dutchess County, New York. Shows roads running through Clermont, Nevis, Upper Red Hook and Red Hook. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow; similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Stained, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 Q", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Claverack, Livingston and Clermont in Columbia County, New York. Shows roads running through Humphreysville, Livingston, Blue Store and Clermont. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow; similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Foxed, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 P", In ink on verso: "P P P p", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the township of Hyde Park in Dutchess County, New York. Shows roads running through Staatsburg and Hyde Park. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "CC" beneath crown. The second "C" is reversed and interwoven with the first., Stained, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 S", In ink on verso: "S S S", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Coeyman and Bethlehem in Albany County, New York. Shows roads running through Cedar Hill and Glenmont. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "CC" beneath crown. Second "C" reversed and interlocked with the first., Foxed, stained, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 93 K", In ink on verso: "K K K", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Catskill, Athens and Coxsackie in Greene County, New York. Shows roads running through Quarry Hill and Catskill. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow, similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In ink on verso: "G G G", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of New Baltimore in Green County and of Coeyman in Albany County, New York. Shows roads running through Ravena and Coeyman. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow, similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Foxed, stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 93 I", In ink on verso: "I I I", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Athens, Coxsackie and New Baltimore in Greene County, New York. Shows roads running through West Athens and West Coxsackie. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow, similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Foxed, stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 H", In ink on verso: "H H H", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Saugerties in Ulster County and of Catskill in Greene County, New York. Shows roads running through Sangerties, Malden-on-Hudson and West Camp. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow, similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Foxed, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In ink on verso: "F F F", In erased pencil on recto: "No 93 F", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military fortification map. Covers the southern half of Verplanck's Point in the town of Cortlandt, New York. Appears to show barracks--compare Rice and Brown. American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army. Princeton: 1972, v. 2, pl. 146; also compare pencil annotations on the engraved map entitled "Plan of Stoney and Verplanks Points and of the works of the British Army at that post...." Map also shows stream now Lake Meahach., Title from separate index sheet filed at head of series. This entry was transcribed by Heusser and is still legible under longwave ultraviolet light. Statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering also from index., Title number from map recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Text "Belonging to 126" on map verso may be contemporaneous with the map drawing., Date inferred by cataloger., Oriented with north to bottom of sheet., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "J WHATMAN", Soiled and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In erased pencil on recto: "No. 126 2[nd]", jb mp

by S. DeWitt A.B. ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the counties of Middlesex, Union, Essex, Somerset and Morris in New Jersey. Shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. This sheet bears no title on verso. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "J WHATMAN" accompanied by crest with pendent initials "G R", Stained, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; re-backed with China paper. Sheathed in mylar., Imperfect: lacking 6 x 1 cm. at lower center of sheet., In ink on verso "No- 106- A", In pencil on recto: "No 106 A", jb mp

Large Paper by Capt. Scull ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers parts of Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties in New Jersey. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: crest and pendent initials "G R" Countermark "J Whatman", Stained, soiled, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 98 A", In ink on verso: " No. 98 A A", jb mp

Large Paper by Capt. Scull ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers parts of Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties in New Jersey. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Scale as drawn 1 in. per mi., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: crest and pendent initials "G R" Countermark "J Whatman", Foxed, stained, soiled, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No. 98 B", In ink on verso "No. 98 B.", jb mp

Large Paper by Capt. Scull ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers parts of Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties in New Jersey. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: crest and pendent initials "G R" Countermark "J Whatman", Foxed, stained, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In ink on verso: "No. 98 C", In pencil on recto and twice on verso: "No. 98 C", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers an area SE of Peekskill, in the towns of Cortlandt and Yorktown, Westchester County, on the east bank of the Hudson River. Shows roads, buildings, owners' names, also landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from map recto; it is in Erskine's hand. Duplicative titles from verso are also Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., No watermark., Foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In ink on verso: "Belonging to No. 1" repeated twice; also "E" once. In pencil: "Should be attached to Map in DeWitt [Atlas]", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers an area within the towns of Cortlandt and Yorktown, Westchester County, New York. Shows roads running through Jefferson Valley, Shrub Oak and Cortlandville. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: S & K, Foxed, creased, frayed, and abraded. Razorcuts and pinpricks for copying. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map; lower segment lies to west of upper segment. Map covers the towns of Ridgefield and Bethel in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and of Yorktown, Somers and North Salem in Westchester County, New York. Shows roads running through Danbury, Ridgebury, North Salem, Salem Center, Purdy, Somers, Somers Center, West Somers, Yorktown and Jefferson Valley. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: crest, L V Ger[revink], Foxed, creased, frayed, and abraded. Razorcut along roads for copying. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 44", jb mp

by S. DeWitt A.B. ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the counties of Union, Somerset and Morris in New Jersey. Shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams. Also shows position of "Maryland Enc[ampmen]t 1778.", Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. This sheet bears no title on verso. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "J WHATMAN" accompanied by crest with pendent initials "G R", Stained, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; re-backed with China paper. Sheathed in mylar., Imperfect: lacking 1 x 4 cm. at center of sheet., In ink on verso "No 106 B B B", In pencil on recto: "No 106 B", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers southern Westchester County and the Bronx, New York. Shows roads running through East Chester in the Bronx, New Rochelle, Larchmont and Mamaronek; also Tuckahoe and Scarsdale. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Scale roughly estimated., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: lily, monogram, Foxed, creased, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In ink on verso: "No. 19", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the town of Greenburg, Westchester County, New York. Shows roads running through Dublin (modern Irvington) as well as Dobbs Ferry. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Foxed, creased, soiled and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., Includes text: "Ends at Road below the 28 mile stone in No. 9", In pencil on recto: "No 16." In ink on verso: "N. 16", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers an area between the Hudson and Houstonic Rivers; i.e., most of Putnam and Dutchess Counties in New York, northern Fairfield County and part of Litchfield County in Connecticut. Shows roads, buildings and owners' names, also landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on five pieces laid paper, assembled. Sixth piece at upper left has wove finish., Watermarks: lily (twice) and, on separate sheets, S & K (twice). Largest sheet bears none., Torn, foxed, creased, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 35," "Love L", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers an area now within New York City and Yonkers, New York. Shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto and pencilled title on verso the work of editors subsequent to 1820. Inked title "The Envir..." from verso is contemporaneous with map but mostly lost to cropping. Index title, statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering also contemporaneous, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "J WHATMAN", Foxed, strongly stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 122", jb mp

this survey of Farmington River was taken Anno Domini 1765 by Mr. Porter Surveyor of Farmin[gton] ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants ; the bearings taken by Mr. Porter., Military topographic map. Covers the towns of Simsbury, Avon and Farmington in Hartford County, Connecticut. Shows buildings and owners' names, course of the river., Handwriting examination shows that this is a copy by Erskine of Porter's original., Title proper from recto cartouche is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Principal statement of responsibility from map recto is original. Secondary statements of responsibility for Erskine and Porter, index title, date of 1778, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: S & K, Stained, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 40", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants ; by Capt. Gray., Military topographic map. Covers the counties of Albany, Schenectady and Scoharie, New York. Shows roads running through Albany, Westmere, Guilderland, Hartmans Corners, Guilderland Center, Altamont, Knox, Gallupville, Shutter Corners and, just north of Schoharie, Vrooman Corners; also Quaker Street, Duanesburg, Princeton or Kelley Station, Rotterdam, Schnectady, Hawthorne Hill, Niskayuna, Freligh, Crescent Station to near Crescent, Cohoes and Watervliet. Map also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. He incorrectly calls these three fragments the "1st part" of no. 52, although they are actually sheets 1 through 3 of the "four Pieces" belonging to no. 52. The fourth or "Contraction" is separately cataloged., Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on 9 pieces of laid paper pasted together, then cut into three pieces by Erskine. Four additional pieces of wove finish paper were pasted on later; none carries any text., Six watermarks: "J DUBOIS" accompanied by medallion; six countermarks: "A L" Original sheet size probably 50 x 38 cm., Foxed, creased, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto of center fragment: "No 52 1st", In ink on verso of left fragment: "No. 52 No. 52 1st No. 52 1st;" on verso of center fragement "No. 52.", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Bethlehem in Albany County, East Greenbush and Schodack in Rensselaer County, New York. Shows roads running through Albany, East Greenbush and Schodack Center. Also shows buildings and owners names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "T & C" accompanied by plow; similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 635 and (less closely) 105., Stained, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "No 93 L", In ink on verso: "L L L", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the city of Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William in Virginia. Shows roads running through Arlington, Alexandria, Hayfield and Pohick. Also shows buildings, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering also contemporaneous, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Date 1781 inferred by cataloger., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: " J WHATMAN" accompanied by crest (no pendent initials), Soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the counties of James City and York, also Williamsburg City in Virginia. Shows roads running through Lightfoot, Williamsburg, Charles Corner, Sawmill Corner, Blacksmith Corner and Yorktown. Also shows buildings, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering also contemporaneous, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Date 1781 inferred by cataloger., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: " J WHATMAN" accompanied by crest (no pendent initials), Foxed, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers the towns of Ossining, Newcastle and North Castle in Westchester County, New York. Shows roads running through Briarcliff Manor and Chappaqua. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine's hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark., Foxed, creased, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., In penci on recto, in ink on verso: "No 22", jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers King William County, King and Queen County, and Caroline County in Virginia. Shows roads running through Aylett Mill, Aylett and Gether. Also shows buildings, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering also contemporaneous, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Date inferred by cataloger., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: "J WHATMAN" with crest (no pendant initials), Foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., Sheet No 125, C, (2nd peice) was once incorrectly pasted to recto of this sheet., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map; right segment is north of the left one. Covers the City of Baltimore and the counties of Baltimore, Howard and Anne Arundel in Maryland. Shows roads running through Baltimore, Elkridge, BWI Airport and Doors Corner, and Crownsville. Also shows buildings, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering also contemporaneous, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Date 1781 inferred by cataloger., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermark: " J WHATMAN" accompanied by crest (no pendent initials), Soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar., jb mp

by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants., Military topographic map. Covers Northhampton, Bucks and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania. Shows roads running through Bethlehem, Hellertown, Pleasant Valley, Strawntown, Keelersville, Hagersville, Doyles Corner, Trewigtown, Montgomeryville, Spring House, Ambler and Fort Washington. Also shows buildings and owners' names, landforms and streams., Shows relief by hachures., Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series., Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper., Watermarks: "LVG" accompanied by lion in circle with inscription "LIBERTATE PRO PATRIA EJUSQUE"--cf. Gravell and Miller American watermark no. 492., Stained, foxed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar., In pencil on recto: "58", In ink on verso: "No 58" (partly damaged by cropping), jb mp